Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
model
type (e.g. blood type)
pattern
mold for casting
stylish
fashionable
smart
good-looking
cool
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
classifier for houses or buildings
ridgepole (old)
one thousand
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
(adverb) just right; just now
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
pocket
bag
to wrap up or hold in a bag
to move in a circle
to canvas or solicit
to take responsibility for
to disclose in detail
combat armor (old)
pouch
to take a detour
to go for a leisurely jaunt
to scout around (for customers)
to try and revert
change what one had said in a conversation
to take all the responsibility for something
a container (for rice
pet food
coin)
direct at
a covering for head
a mountain chair
to dig up
to hitch up